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[Written upside down along top of page 1]
Remember me kindly to May
Looskrun
Head Quarters
June 11th,/73
My Darling Son
Your welcome favor
of the 1st Inst reached me five days
after date, since which time
I have not taken the time to reply having
undertaken to set the house to rights
again after the confusion caused by
Sallies long illness. I am now
done, and glad to rest form my
three weeks job. You know
I cannot do much of such work
in one day wich made it long
& tedious. Sallie is improving
slowly goes all about the place
and can take the entire care
of her Baby which is a relief
to me
Brothers visit was a surprise
to me he arrived at the Island
the night Gaston & Sallie went down
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they only had time to speak as Capt
Sherritt was calling our “all aboard”
“all aboard” Brother seemed in very low
spirits, thinks he will never regain
his health I urged him to go & see Doct
Heard but like every head of a family
he could not spare the time from home
until the grave closes over him
I was quite sick for a few days, was
taken the with fever the Sunday night
after you left here. Miss Jennie
or Miss Lenna Galillard staid
with us night & day until I was
perfectly well. We are certainly
blessed with the kindest nei-
ghbors in the world, if with nothing
else particularly
I am glad you have
brought suit for your claim against
the O. H. concern Mr Gillette said
to me in the presence of Kern &
J [ ] that he “knew you had
not been paid & that he would
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see that you was paid” if there
is any loop holes to crawl out of
paying you I believe that pious
hypocrite will find them. I have
not been out of sight of the
place since my return in
January last. I intend however
making a regular call all
round on all our good neigh-
bors. Sallie is not able to ride
horseback & having no other
way to go I will have to visit
for us both And you may well
imagine I do not feel like doing
my won duty in this respect
would rather much spend the
time in resting & perfect
quite both of which have
been strangers to me for the
past four months
Tell Mrs
Byran for me that as soon as
I get good & rested that I
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[Written upside down along top of page 4]
I thought of you the 5th Inst. You are getting
quite old as well as myself
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intend inflicting a few lines upon
her, remember me kindly to all
the Household, and beside tell
Eddy I am much obliged for the call
he made me while so near.
Gastons crop looks well, are having
too much rain, all are dreading the
Cotton worm. We have had some fine
plums and will have peaches sufficient
for our own own use, a good grape crop
in prospect, likewise Figs Sallie
says to tell you & Mrs Bryan how dee-
ply she regrets not being able to visit
you & her. Your letter were was forward
to Sallie here. Harris our Picture
man is on the Bayou taking “picters”
again. Write me occasionally as
your letters & the “Age” keep me alive
Your loving Mother
Mary Jones
Care of Templeton & Co
Ennis Ellis Co. is Dr Kerns
address